Proverbs 25:21
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
In context
18 Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.
19 Like a broken tooth or a lame foot is reliance on the unfaithful in a time of trouble. 20 Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on a wound, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
23 Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look. 24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 25:21 in the KJV
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 25:21 in the ESV
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,